Facing His 40th Birthday, A Chicago Man Runs 40 Races By Jeff Ruby RUNNING DOWN A DREAM: Some 40-year-olds have midlife crises. Jonathan Harris has a mission Read more
A Desperate Man Road-Tests Trunk Club By Jeff Ruby MY SHARP-DRESSED PLAN: Jeff Ruby tries out a style consulting start-up that offers an alternative to shopping Read more
Mutt Versus Jeff: One Animal-Ignorer’s Experience with the Wild New Family Dog By Jeff Ruby I didn’t want to disappoint my wife and kids, but their peeing, barking irritant of a dog needed to go Read more
Lousy Parenting: One Family’s Experience with Head Lice Removal By Jeff Ruby Nothing sends a family into a fury like Pediculus humanus capitis—a.k.a. head lice Read more
If You Didn't Call Dibs, Remember Where You Dug By Jeff Ruby If you must do dibs, follow the rules. Read more
Reviews: Chicago Cut Steakhouse and Mastro's By Jeff Ruby RIVER NORTH STEAKOUT: Meat, the new boss—same as the old boss Read more
Review: Girl and the Goat By Jeff Ruby FROM GOAT TO HERO: Stephanie Izard, everywhere at once and nowhere at all for two years, finally makes good on her promise in the West Loop Read more
Dining Critic Tries Nutraloaf, the Prison Food for Misbehaving Inmates By Jeff Ruby JUSTICE IS BLAND: I eat Nutraloaf, the all-in-one "disciplinary loaf" served at Cook County Jail Read more
Whole Foods Versus Shoplifters: The Conundrum By Jeff Ruby THE ACCIDENTAL THIEF: A local mom is banned from Whole Foods for life for accidentally walking out with an item she didn't buy. Read more
Rolled vs. Hand-Stretched Pizza Dough By Jeff Ruby ROLLING IN DOUGH: Do you want someone touching your pizza? Yes, you do Read more
